Cherokee County, IA

223 public highway bridges

Cherokee County Bridge Snapshot

Cherokee County, Iowa contains 223 public highway bridges in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory. Roughly 36.3% are rated “Good,” 33.6% “Fair,” 30% “Poor,” and 30% are classified as structurally deficient — the federal designation for spans whose deck, superstructure, or substructure has been rated 4 or below on the 0–9 NBI scale. Structurally deficient does not mean unsafe to cross; it means the bridge is on the priority list for repair or replacement.

Inspections in IA are conducted by certified engineers from the state Department of Transportation on a 24-month cycle, and results are reported back to the FHWA each spring. The list below shows every NBI-tracked bridge in the county, sorted by inventory load rating. Use the “Sort by” controls to surface the lowest-rated spans first, and click any row for full inspection history, traffic counts, and condition trends.

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory. See methodology for full definitions.

223

Total Bridges

36.3%

Good

30%

Poor

30%

Structurally Deficient

Condition Distribution

Good

36.3% (81)

Fair

33.6% (75)

Poor

30% (67)

SD

30% (67)

All Bridges (223)

Sort:

BIRCH ST

Over: GOAT CREEK

000000000, Cherokee, IA

Built 1900 ADT: 501

CEMETARY ACCESS

Over: STREAM

CHEROKEE MHI, Cherokee, IA

IA 3

Over: STREAM

1.7 mi W of IA 143, Cherokee, IA

Built 1930 Load: 5.7 t ADT: 2,140

FM- 650TH ST

Over: MAPLE RIVER

090393303, Cherokee, IA

Built 1961 Load: 14.7 t ADT: 290

LOCL MIDDLE RD

Over: MILL CREEK

093403004, Cherokee, IA

Built 1964 Load: 15.9 t ADT: 30

LOCAL K AVE

Over: BEAR CREEK

093412302, Cherokee, IA

Built 1927 Load: 16.1 t ADT: 30

LOCAL - A AVE

Over: SMALL CREEK

090420602, Cherokee, IA

Built 1900 Load: 17.0 t ADT: 20

LOCAL-K AVE.

Over: SMALL CREEK

092413502, Cherokee, IA

Built 1926 Load: 17.1 t ADT: 11

LOCAL 470TH ST

Over: MILL CREEK

093403201, Cherokee, IA

Built 1974 Load: 18.0 t ADT: 71

IA 143

Over: STREAM

2.2 mi. N of IA 3, Cherokee, IA

Built 1957 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 1,490

LOCAL 580TH ST.

Over: WEST FORK LITTLE SIOUX

091422901, Cherokee, IA

Built 1961 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 15

LOCAL 430TH ST

Over: CREEK

093410701, Cherokee, IA

Built 1926 Load: 18.6 t ADT: 5

FM- 650TH ST

Over: STRATTON CREEK

090413203, Cherokee, IA

Built 1967 Load: 19.8 t ADT: 180

EAST MAIN ST.

Over: STRATTON CREEK

0904131, Cherokee, IA

Built 1967 Load: 19.8 t ADT: 173

FM- V AVE

Over: SMALL STREAM

090392202, Cherokee, IA

Built 1973 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 60

FM- 610TH ST

Over: ROCK CREEK

090410901, Cherokee, IA

Built 1976 Load: 20.3 t ADT: 259

FM - 650TH ST

Over: N OIERSON CREEK

090423301, Cherokee, IA

Built 1974 Load: 20.3 t ADT: 350

LOCAL-500TH ST

Over: SMALL CREEK

092391601, Cherokee, IA

Built 1925 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 26

LOCAL C AVE.

Over: WEST FORK LITTLE SIOUX

091422102, Cherokee, IA

Built 1977 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 20

LOCAL 430TH ST

Over: CREEK

093410103, Cherokee, IA

Built 1975 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 20

US 59

Over: SILVER CREEK

0.7 mi. S of IA 31, Cherokee, IA

Built 1972 Load: 21.2 t ADT: 2,200

FM 590TH ST.

Over: WILLOW CREEK

091413101, Cherokee, IA

Built 1964 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 26

LOCAL- W AVE

Over: LITTLE MAPLE RIVER

090393502, Cherokee, IA

Built 1963 Load: 22.1 t ADT: 40

LOCAL 560TH ST.

Over: WILLOW CREEK

091411801, Cherokee, IA

Built 1989 Load: 22.2 t ADT: 20

IA 31

Over: STRATTON CREEK

0.1 mi. N of SR C66, Cherokee, IA

Built 1922 Load: 22.3 t ADT: 1,330

LOCAL-490TH ST.

Over: MAPLE RIVER

092390901, Cherokee, IA

Built 1975 Load: 22.3 t ADT: 15

LOCAL G AVE.

Over: WILLOW CREEK

091410602, Cherokee, IA

Built 1985 Load: 22.9 t ADT: 40

FM-530TH ST.

Over: ROCK CREEK

092413501, Cherokee, IA

Built 1968 Load: 23.2 t ADT: 938

600TH ST

Over: WILLOW CREEK

090410601, Cherokee, IA

Built 1937 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 11

LOCAL- 640TH ST

Over: SILVER CREEK

090402701, Cherokee, IA

Built 1982 Load: 23.9 t ADT: 26

LOCAL-620TH ST

Over: SMALL CREEK

090421301, Cherokee, IA

Built 1932 Load: 23.9 t ADT: 15

FM- L AVE

Over: BRANCH LITTLE SIOUX

090410104, Cherokee, IA

Built 1965 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 977

LOCAL- C AVE

Over: BUFFALO CREEK

090422802, Cherokee, IA

Built 1945 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 26

LOCAL-B AVE.

Over: STREAM

092420802, Cherokee, IA

Built 1941 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 100

FM BARNES RD

Over: SMALL

093393004, Cherokee, IA

Built 1979 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 120

LOCAL M AVE

Over: CREEK

093400702, Cherokee, IA

Built 1970 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 20

450TH ST

Over: BRANCH BEAR CREEK

093412201, Cherokee, IA

Built 1962 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 330

FM- 610TH ST

Over: OVERFLOW CHANNEL

090390901, Cherokee, IA

Built 1970 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 1,017

LOCAL-I AVE.

Over: SMALL STREAM

092410904, Cherokee, IA

Built 1973 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 40

LOCAL 550TH ST.

Over: PERRY CREEK

091400801, Cherokee, IA

Built 1956 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 60

FM-480TH ST.

Over: LITTLE SIOUX RIVER

092400101, Cherokee, IA

Built 1965 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 60

FM-530TH ST.

Over: WILLOW CREEK

092413101, Cherokee, IA

Built 1968 Load: 26.2 t ADT: 898

FM 450TH ST

Over: BEAR CREEK

093412401, Cherokee, IA

Built 1966 Load: 26.6 t ADT: 319

FM- W AVE

Over: LITTLE MAPLE RIVER

090393501, Cherokee, IA

Built 1971 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 290

FM - 650TH ST

Over: BUFFALO CREEK

090423301, Cherokee, IA

Built 1973 Load: 27.1 t ADT: 350

LOCAL 420TH ST

Over: CREEK

093410601, Cherokee, IA

Built 1966 Load: 27.1 t ADT: 30

LOCAL- M AVE

Over: CREEK

090401802, Cherokee, IA

Built 1900 Load: 27.4 t ADT: 45

LOCAL- N AVE

Over: BRANCH LITTLE SIOUX

090402002, Cherokee, IA

Built 1937 Load: 28.5 t ADT: 26

FM- 610TH ST

Over: PITCHER CREEK

090390901, Cherokee, IA

Built 1970 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 1,017

FM-SIMONSEN RD

Over: ROCK CREEK

090411005, Cherokee, IA

Built 1975 Load: 30.4 t ADT: 20

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Reviewed byPlainbridges Editorial, Plain Bridges Editorial Team · June 5, 2026